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An Octacalcium Phosphate Forming Cement

April 16, 2010

Author(s)

Milenko Markovic, Laurence C. Chow

The osteoconductive and possibly osteoinductive characteristics of OCP increased the interest in preparation of bone graft materials that contain OCP in its...

NIST Handbook 150-23, 2010 ed., National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Homeland Security Applications: Radiation Detection Instruments

April 13, 2010

Author(s)

Betty A. Sandoval, Leticia S. Pibida, Gordon Gillerman, Michael P. Unterweger

NIST Handbook 150-23, NVLAP Homeland Security Applications: Radiation Detection Instruments, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the...

Properties of Injectable Apatite-Forming Premixed Cements

April 10, 2010

Author(s)

Yasushi Shimada, Laurence Chow, Shozo Takagi, Junji Tagami

A previously reported, premixed calcium phosphate cements (CPC) forms hydroxyapatite (HA) as the only product, but had a setting time greater than 60 min. This...

A Semantic Product Modeling Framework and Language for Behavior Evaluation

April 8, 2010

Author(s)

Jae H. Lee, Hyo Won Suh, Steven J. Fenves, Sudarsan Rachuri, Xenia Fiorentini, Ram D. Sriram, Conrad E. Bock

Supporting different stakeholder viewpoints across the product's entire lifecycle requires semantic richness for representing product related information. This...

Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

April 6, 2010

Author(s)

Erika McCallister, Timothy Grance, Karen A. Scarfone

The purpose of this document is to assist Federal agencies in protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in information systems...

Assessing Technology Gaps for the Federal Highway Administration Digital Highway Measurement Program (NISTIR 7685)

April 1, 2010

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Itai Katz, Alan M. Lytle, Kamel S. Saidi, Nicholas A. Scott

The ability to automatically collect more and better measurements of roadway assets (e.g., existence, condition, location, type) and to accurately map both...

NIST Gas Hydrate Research Database and Web Dissemination Channel

April 1, 2010

Author(s)

Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Andrei F. Kazakov, Chris D. Muzny, Michael D. Frenkel

To facilitate advances in application of technologies pertaining to gas hydrates, a freely available data resource containing experimentally-derived information...

Polyelectrolyte Multilayer-Treated Electrodes for Real-Time Electronic Sensing Cell Proliferation

April 1, 2010

Author(s)

Geraldine I. Mijares, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez, Jon Geist, Michael Gaitan

The feasibility of using and the performance of non-biological polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films to facilitate cell attachment on titanium-tungsten alloy...

A Report on the Privilege (Access) Management Workshop

March 30, 2010

Author(s)

Annie W. Sokol

This document is based on the discussions and conclusions of the Privilege (Access) Management Workshop held on 1-3 September, 2009 at the Gaithersburg...

Revised Guide Helps Federal Organizations Improve Their Risk Management Practices and Information System Security

March 29, 2010

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-37, Revision 1, Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to...

Building Information Exchange for Fire Responders Workshop: Proceedings

March 26, 2010

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, David G. Holmberg, Alan B. Vinh, William D. Davis

Presently, there is no integrated solution for delivering building data into the hands of emergency responders. Technically, there are many challenges to...

AP210 Edition 2 Concept of Operations

March 26, 2010

Author(s)

Kevin G. Brady, Jamie Stori, Thomas Thurman

One of the most prevalent requirements of manufacturing industries today is the need to exchange and share product information within and between enterprises...

A RESTful Web Service for Virtual Supply Chain Time Management

March 25, 2010

Author(s)

Guillaume Radde

A common issue when building distributed simulations is the issue of time management. Each discrete event simulation has its own notion of time, and a mechanism...

Computer Security Division 2009 Annual Report

March 23, 2010

Author(s)

Patrick D. O'Reilly

This annual report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during Fiscal Year 2009. It...

NIST Handbook 150-24, Personal Body Armor

March 21, 2010

Author(s)

Hazel M. Richmond, Jeffrey Horlick

NIST Handbook 150-24 presents technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation...

Measurement Science Roadmap for Net-Zero Energy Buildings

March 18, 2010

Author(s)

Joan Pellegrino, Arthur H. Fanney, Andrew K. Persily, Piotr A. Domanski, William M. Healy, Steven T. Bushby

Buildings account for nearly a third of the world s energy use today, and this share is expected to rise along with population growth and levels of prosperity...

A Cost Benefit Analysis of an Automotive Industry Solution to Intercontinental Supply Chain Operations

March 17, 2010

Author(s)

Susanne Muller

This paper describes a cost benefit analysis of the Materials Off-shore Sourcing (MOSS) project. The project focused on improving the operation of US inbound...

Measurement Challenges in Achieving Energy Monitoring Systems in Buildings

March 3, 2010

Author(s)

William M. Healy

The benefits of energy conserving approaches in buildings are often not apparent to building occupants because of the insufficient feedback provided regarding...

Static and Dynamic Stability Performance Measurements of the Home Lift, Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) Chair/Forklift

March 3, 2010

Author(s)

Joshua Johnson, Roger V. Bostelman

The Home Lift, Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) Chair, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has unique capabilities and a...

Physics Laboratory: Activities, Accomplishments & Recognition 2008-2009

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Hardis

This report summarizes the research and measurement science carried out during 2008-2009 in the NIST Physics Laboratory. The Laboratory supports U.S. industry...

Description & Results of the 2007 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

John Kucklick, Rebecca Pugh, Aurore Guichard, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen Wise, Teresa Rowles

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrations Marine Mammal Health and Stranding...

Linking Canny Edge Pixels with Pseudo-watershed Lines

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

Javier Bernal

A method is presented for computing pseudo-watershed lines that can be used for linking pixels that have been identified as edge pixels with the Canny edge...

Comparison between the NIST and the KEBS for the Determination of Air kerma Calibration Coefficients for Narrow X-ray Spectra and Cs-137 Gamma-Ray Beams

February 26, 2010

Author(s)

C M. O'Brien, Ronaldo Minniti, Stanslaus Masinza

Air kerma calibration coefficients for a reference class ionization chamber from narrow x-ray spectra and cesium 137 gamma ray beams were compared between the...

A Collection of 2D Elliptic Problems for Testing Adaptive Algorithms

February 26, 2010

Author(s)

William F. Mitchell

Adaptive grid refinement is a critical component of the improvements that have recently been made in algorithms for the numerical solution of partial...

Effects of Accelerated Ultraviolet (UV) Weathering on Firefighter Protective Clothing Outer Shell Fabrics

February 25, 2010

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Joannie W. Chin, Chiao-Chi Lin

The Outer Shell of the jacket and pants of the firefighter s protective clothing is constructed of a fabric that is commonly a blend of polyaramid...

Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2009

February 25, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes the technical work of the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division (MCSD) of NIST s Information Technology Laboratory. Part I...

March 2010 SRM Spotlight

February 24, 2010

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Measurement Services Division for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new...

Secure Management of Keys in Cryptographic Applications: Guidance for Organizations

February 24, 2010

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 3, Application Specific Key...

Guide to SIMfill Use and Development

February 24, 2010

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Aurelien M. Delaitre

SIMfill is a proof-of-concept, open source, application developed by NIST to populate identity modules with test data, as a way to assess the recovery...

Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: a Security Life Cycle Approach

February 22, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-37 Rev. 1 (February 2010, w/updates through 6/5/2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=916094] The purpose of...

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